In a world going green: Cars, Food, Buildings, we are compelled to ask, can an Aircraft truly go green? What would it look like? Sound like? How would it fly? Spectrum Aeronautical has answered those questions with its proprietary composite technology, fibeX. Spectrum’s “Freedom” jet is set for FAA certification in 2009 and Spectrum’s “Independence” in 2010.

What started twenty five years ago as a drive to produce the lightest, fastest, most fuel-efficient, affordable aircraft, is now the greenest technology in aviation today. Due to the weight, aerodynamic characteristics, and engine fuel efficiency of Spectrum’s aircraft, the fuel needed is half of a comparable jet—truly revolutionary.

Spectrum Aeronautical and its engine partners, GE Honda (Freedom) and Williams International (Independence), are dramatically reducing the emissions of CO2 gas, the main environmental concern in aviation today. Spectrum’s sleek jets feature the company’s proprietary fibeXTM composite material, which make its aircraft up to 40% lighter than aluminum airplanes of similar size, and fibeX won’t fatigue or corrode. The lighter frame, aerodynamic design, and use of ultra-efficient fanjet engines will also significantly reduce fuel consumption, and therefore, CO2 emissions. For example, Spectrum’s Freedom will average 1,123 tons of CO2 emissions per year, while comparable jets produce 2,311, even 2,861 tons per year—more than double Spectrum’s Freedom. Spectrum.aero offers the new green standard in corporate aviation.

Spectrum’s Freedom, which is 54 feet long and has a wingspan of about 43 feet, can seat up to eight passengers. Besides costing about half as much as comparable jets, the average owner will save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in fuel. Spectrum’s Independence is about 46 feet long with a wingspan of approximately 43 feet, and can seat up to six passengers. The Independence will feature the largest cabin, highest speed, and longest range of any Very Light Jet—one of the best overall values in the industry.